Gigapans

The largest King Penguin rookery in the world is in St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia. The penguins have a complicated reproductive cycle, and this rookery is occupied by penguins year-round. They are a noisy group, but they are not as smelly as the Adelie, Gentoo or Chinsatrap Penguins that we met on this voyage. The ...

In the downhill rush to get to Glacier Point, many people drive right past the Washburn Point pullout without any idea of what they're missing. This spectacular view is what awaits them. Looking directly up the Merced Canyon you see the river flowing over Nevada and Vernal Falls. The bridges and John Muir Trail are ...

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‘Iolani Palace
364 South King Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Completed in 1882, ‘Iolani Palace functioned as the official residence of Hawaii’s monarchy. It was first known as Hale Ali’i meaning house of chief. However, Kamehameha V renamed it in honor of his brother. Io’ translated means Hawaiian hawk an...

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We seek to empathize with the rest of the world through geo-literate thinking.
Essential Questions:
- What role does geography play in the development of civilizations?
- Is it possible to extend our empathy to the entire human race?
- Does geography determine your destiny? Or can it be overcom...

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We seek to empathize with the rest of the world through geo-literate thinking.
Essential Questions:
- What role does geography play in the development of civilizations?
- Is it possible to extend our empathy to the entire human race?
- Does geography determine your destiny? Or can it be overcom...

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We seek to empathize with the rest of the world through geo-literate thinking.
Essential Questions:
- What role does geography play in the development of civilizations?
- Is it possible to extend our empathy to the entire human race?
- Does geography determine your destiny? Or can it be overcom...

This relatively small group of King Penguins posed nicely for some of the photographers in our group.These penguins stand at the beach-side end of a large King Penguin rookery much like that seen more broadly in the St Andrews Bay South Georgia panorama on the gigapan site. There was a question about the brown chicks ...